Air Purifier for Bedroom Home Small Office – Fellowes Aeramax DX55 HEPA Filtration Captures 99.97% Smoke Odours Pollen Viruses - Quiet Operation (30db) CADR 240 m³/h - Relieves Asthma & Allergies

As an allergic asthma and rhinitis sufferer since youth, by courtesy of the pesky housemite, I've lived more or less contentedly with prescription antihistamines, cortisone sprays and decongestants for decades. Somehow, the very existence of domestic air purifiers completely passed me by - no medical practitioner (out of about 5 in the past 30 years, including a consultant) has ever so much as mentioned air purification; one did suggest I should desist from housework and employ a cleaner; although he didn't offer one on prescription.Recently the medication began to lose its effectiveness, and increased dosages brought unacceptable daytime drowsiness; so I began research. Amazon rapidly popped up the dozens of air purifiers in the search context, and the process of kicking myself began. However, it soon struck me that every well-reviewed model has its one-star detractors, which doesn't help choice, especially with prices ranging from £50 to £900. My instinct was to buy the best, but that's a lot of money if they don't do it for you; so I chose to gamble £170 on this Fellowes, "just to see", and for no special reason, except that when I got to it, I was tired of looking. Interior design-wise it's a disaster - but it works. I started it up in my bedroom on arrival mid-afternoon, setting the fan on max until I retired, when I returned it to auto. That night, I had no nasal congestion without taking any medication - for the first time in as long as I can remember. Depressingly, it returned the following night - but it dawned on me that I had spent an hour or two before bed sitting in front of my desktop PC - which blows a steady stream of obviously dust-laden air into my face.In common with others, nights are worst, hence the bedroom siting. Lights and noise don't bother me, but to my ears, it's whisper quiet anyway on the lowest setting, which is where it spends most of its time, and on a breezy night, I wouldn't hear it. But if it finds pollution and ramps itself up to max, it could easily waken you. (I can understand others being bothered by noise, incidentally, but why lights ? If you shut your eyes to go to sleep, you can't see them...)Switched on for the first time, it defaulted to automatic, lowest output, showing the blue "Everything OK" light. This initially disappointed, as with another reviewer - until I realised that the lights only appear to indicate airborne chemical and odour pollution, not house dust. And it soon demonstrated its dust-control abilities. My ancient, uncleanable, central heating skirting radiators send out dust-laden hot air every year on startup, always producing the worst symptoms of the year; and when the central heating came on at 6am (well, it was summer, after all), it immediately wound up the fan motor to max, whilst the light stayed blue.The next night, it showed its other qualities; too many peas with dinner brought the inevitable nocturnal gaseous consequences; in seconds, the orange pollution warning lamp lit, and the fan moved to max. (If your partner is fond of peas, sprouts and spinach, this could be a worthwhile investment...) On the third night, I had to zap a mosquito with an aerosol spray, just a single brief shot, a good ten feet from the machine - and again within a second or two, it moved to max again, this time showing its red light. Makes you wonder about those fly-sprays... But last night it ramped itself up to Red-Light-Max for no reason I could detect, for about an hour. Still, better safe than sorry...I'm satisfied that both this method of mitigating housemite allergy, and this machine, are efficient and worthwhile - but only in parallel with other measures. Going into an air-purified bedroom will not instantly alleviate symptoms generated by exposure to a dust-laden atmosphere immediately beforehand elsewhere; the histamine-triggered inflammation and membrane permeability may persist well into the night even in clean air. I also doubt if it's much use purifying the air, and then, say, laying your head on an old, mite-infested pillow lacking an appropriate protective cover, or sleeping under an ancient duvet. And there's always the possibility that your rhinitis may have some other, perhaps additional, cause; I once asked an ENT consultant what could cause rhinitis, and he pointed to a list three pages long in a weighty medical tome.I've bought another smaller air purifier, the dinky Airvax, to sit by the PC, since I can't redirect the PC fan. This one is even quieter than the Fellowes, virtually silent, on the lowest setting, But it compares poorly in terms of specification, capacity and functionality, and is more or less the same price. Its saving graces are the supposed 3-year filter life, and miniscule energy consumption (it's 12V); and it appears to serve my specific purpose well. These two machines, in conjunction with other appropriate measures promise a worthwhile health improvement.

ONLY HAD THIS FOR ONE DAY BUT UP TO NOW IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING GREAT, PITY THE MANUAL IS NOT MORE INFORMATIVE. MY LARGE FRONT ROOM IS VERY DUSTY ( HOPEFULLY NO LONGER ) BUT SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS ON FOR A FULL DAY, ON THE FIRST SETTING, AND LEFT ON AUTO, AND NO DUST ( AND MY GLASS TABLES ARE BLACK AND SHOW THE DUST IN ALL ITS GLORY ). AND YES YOU CAN TURN OFF THE IONISER BY HOLDING THE BUTTON FOR 3 SECONDS, I LEFT IT ON THO. NOW IT IS VERY VERY NOISY ON ANYTHING ABOVE THE FIRST SETTING, BUT ON THE FIRST SETTING IT,S NOT THAT BAD, BUT CAN STILL BE HEARD THO, WILL NOT NOTICE IT WHEN THE TV IS ON ( I HOPE ) I PUT THEM STICKY FELT FLOOR PROTECTORS ON MINE AND IT HAS HAD SOME EFFECT ON THE NOISE, SO ONLY FOUR STARS BECAUSE IT IS SO NOISY, AND ALSO FOR THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE FILTERS ( CHARCOAL ONE EVERY THREE MONTHS, ON AMAZON FOR A PACK OF 4 = £27.99, THAT IS IF YOU USE IT ALL DAY ) AND HEPA ( £23.34 FOR ONE ON AMAZON ) EVERY YEAR, AND THEY ARE NOT CHEAP. I WILL UPDATE THIS IN A MONTH AFTER I HAVE USED IT MORE, BUT UP TO NOW I AM HAPPY WITH IT..OH AND WELL DONE AMAZON ORDERED AT ABOUT 5PM 16/03/2016, PAID FOR ONE DAY DELIVERY AND GOT IT 9AM 17/03/2016, SO AMAZING SERVICE..WELL HAD IT A MONTH NOW AND I HAVE TO ADMIT ITS NOT TOO BAD, DUST LEVELS HAVE REALLY DROPPED, BUT NOT GONE COMPLETELY ABOUT 97% ISH, SAYING THAT THO IT DOES WORK GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. AND THE NOISE ON LEVEL 1, WELL THERE IS NONE ( NOW THAT IS HAS BEEN RUN IN ), BUT GO UP A LEVEL AND YOU KNOW ITS THERE, ALSO PICKS UP THE SLIGHTEST SMELL AND KICKS UP A NOTCH AND SEEMS TO STAY THERE A BIT TO LONG BUT I CAN LIVE WITH IT, SO WELL WORTH THE MONEY, I AM GETTING ANOTHER 1 FOR BEDROOM...WOULD I RECOMMEND? YES ITS A GOOD MACHINE FOR THE PRICE..

We moved to an old cottage a couple of months ago. It was built in the 1800s and has poor ventilation so the usual slight mould issues for a house of this type. My asthma quickly deteriorated to the point where I have been using my Ventolin 5+ times a day and night which is the worst it has ever been.I was dubious about the claims made by air purifier manufacturers, however I read a lot of positive experiences from asthma sufferers who have bought air purifiers so finally I thought I should try one. They all said the same thing: it's crucial to get a HEPA filter one as this removes mould spores.I bought the Fellowes DX95 and have had it running for a few days in the living room and bedroom. My asthma has improved significantly in that time and I can only attribute this to the air purifier.The DX95 is excellent; it's well built, and importantly the replacement air filters for the unit are reasonably priced (~£30). The unit is fairly quiet on the lowest setting and probably fine for all but the lightest sleepers. The highest fan speeds sounds like a jet aircraft but very effective at cycling the air.If you suffer from asthma triggered by mould, pollen or pet dander then I would recommend you give an air purifier a try but make sure it has a HEPA filter.

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J'ai acheté cet appareil il y a seulement 5 mois, je ne le faisait fonctionner que la journée, donc pas la nuit car trop bruyant et aujourd'hui il ne fonctionne déjà plus. Je pensais même que son non fonctionnement venait des filtres que je viens de changer, toujours pas de fonctionnement. Je n'ai pas regardé au prix pour avoir un appareil de haute gamme, ça prouve que le prix n'a rien à voir avec la qualité. Je demande donc son remboursement!Nous sommes le jeudi 07/05/2020 et j'attends toujours votre réponse au sujet du commentaire ci dessus passé au début de la semaine !! j'ai mis une seule étoile parce que je ne pouvais pas mettre moins. Aujourd'hui 15 mai 2020 et toujours pas de réponse de la part du vendeur, donc je vais écrire à 50 millions de consommateurs sans plus tarder.

Das Meiste wurde hier ja bereits geschrieben:+(m.M.n) schickes Design,+moderne Touchoberfläche,+Lautstärke in Ordnung, nur sehr empfindliche Personen würden sich beim einschlafen an dem Gerät auf Stufe 1 stören+niedriger Stromverbrauch auf geringster Stufe,+Haltegriff,+Verstellbarer LuftauslassInsgesamt tut das Gerät seinen Dienst und erkennt Luftverschmutzungen sehr schnell, aber was zu meckern gibts trotzdem:-Plasma True Funktion lässt sich nicht abschalten... das ist nichts weiter als ein Ionisator, den es in vielen anderen Luftreinigern auch gibt, nur lässt sich dieser nicht abschalten! Dadurch kann durchaus gesundheitsschädliches Ozon entstehen! Nach einiger Recherche ergab sich, dass das Gerät den Grenzwert von 0,05ppm nicht überschreitet. Ich denke aber das empfindliche Person trotzdem mit Kopfschmerz und Schleimhautreizungen reagieren könnten. Informiert euch mal über Luftionisatoren.Ein extra Symbol gibt an ob die Funktion aktiviert ist, man hätte demnach auch annehmen können das sie sich deaktivieren lässt.-Aera+ Modus: Was soll das denn? Ein extra Bedienfeld, steigert den Luftdurchsatz, extra für die Grippe- und Allergie-Zeit. In Wirklichkeit passiert folgendes:Der Lüfter schaltet von Stufe 1 auf Stufe 2. Wahnsinn! Das kann man auch über die Stufenregelung einstellen, was soll das also?Der nicht abschaltbare Ionisator ist der größte Kritikpunkt und sollte unbedingt beachtet werden. Ansonsten ein grundsolides Gerät-

Der Filter ist deutlich lange Zeit gebraucht worden, versifft mit Tierhaaren und hellgrauem Schmutz, vielleicht Schimmel? Das Gehäuse ist etwas schmutzig und das Netzkabel sieht nach langem Gebrauch aus. Und das Gerät lässt sich nicht einschalten, es kommt ein bruzzelndes, schmorendes Geräusch, das ich wegen meiner elektrotechnische Ausbildung als gefährlich einstufe.